Rochdale council accused of sitting on finding that CEO ‘touched and grinded’ on junior colleague

Rochdale council received Manchester council’s findings into Binks more than five weeks before it acted. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Rochdale council is facing claims it sat on the results of a disciplinary inquiry into its chief executive over unwanted sexual advances towards a young female employee.

James Binks was suspended from his £200,000 a year job at the council on Monday after he was found to have inappropriately touched a junior colleague, who was a care leaver, in his previous role.